Computer science major Brennan Macaig has spent a lot of time on campus the past few months. Some days, he roams around University Crossing or Fox Hall and chats with fellow students. Other days, he鈥
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On July 30, NASA successfully launched its heaviest and most sophisticated Mars rover, named 鈥淧erseverance,鈥 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas V rocket. Among the thousands of people who鈥, Q. Perseverance will use a remote-sensing technique called laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, or LIBS, to study the chemical composition of the Martian surface. How does it work?, A., The rover鈥檚 SuperCam will analyze the surface composition by firing intense pulses of laser at distant rocks, boulders or sediments. The laser will vaporize a small portion of the target material,鈥, Q. You are also involved with the LIBS experiment onboard Curiosity, the predecessor to Perseverance. What do you expect to accomplish with Perseverance that you have not been able to do with鈥, A., The two rovers have different, but complementary, scientific goals. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover Curiosity , which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, is still operational. In line with its goals,鈥, Q. LIBS has also been used in a wide range of applications on Earth, including cancer research. Can you give some examples?, A., My research group has successfully demonstrated the use of LIBS in detecting biomarkers for both Noureddine Melikechi's ovarian cancer research ovarian cancer and melanoma through a single drop of鈥, Q. What does the Mars 2020 mission mean for the exploration of the red planet by human astronauts, currently planned by the 2030s?, A., One of the goals of Perseverance is to help prepare for human exploration of Mars by characterizing the part of the planet 鈥 Jezero Crater 鈥 where Perseverance will be operating and by investigating鈥
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A team of researchers from UMass Lowell and SUNY Albany won a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a computer science curriculum for middle schools in鈥
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple social interaction, upend education, endanger health and disrupt business, the university鈥檚 researchers are exploring the ever-widening aspects of the鈥, Parsing Social Media to Understand COVID-19鈥檚 Impact, A team of researchers from Nursing nursing and Computer computer science won a $10,000 grant to examine the experiences of nurses on the front lines of the pandemic by analyzing their posts in鈥, Decoding Attitudes about Government and Improving Research Methods , A trio of assistant professors won a $10,000 grant to measure public trust in police and governmental authority across the world during the pandemic. The project, which comes in the wake of the鈥, Finding New Ways to Detect the Virus, Can X-ray imaging detect the coronavirus? A $9,000 seed grant was awarded to Chemistry Chemistry Asst. Prof. Manos Gkikas Manos Gkikas , who is part of a consortium that aims to develop advanced X鈥
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With all the COVID-19 disruptions, the summer of 2020 could have been a washout for so many UMass Lowell students. But plenty of River Hawks managed to nail down internships and find opportunities鈥, Taking Stock in the Cloud, Linh Nguyen Linh Nguyen spent the first week of her data science internship at Nasdaq this summer familiarizing herself with the underlying architecture of cloud technologies like Kubenetes, Apache鈥, Finding His Groove in Nashville, Luke Bilodeau was determined to land an internship, despite the disruption and potential perils that came with COVID-19. The Sound Recording Technology sound recording technology senior got his鈥, Banking on Robots, link this for business administration UG page Business administration major Nadine Chamoun Nadine Chamoun wondered what she鈥檇 gotten herself into when she found out she鈥檇 be programming a robot as鈥, Aiming High Leads to Opportunity, link this for economics UG page Economics major and club rugby player Marvens Francois Marvens Francois thrives in situations where he鈥檚 part of a team. That鈥檚 why his summer internship with the U鈥, Helping with COVID-19 Testing, Max Legault, a link this for Public Health page public health major from Littleton, Mass., had planned to clock some patient care hours this summer by working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA鈥
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Restaurants in 橙子影院 have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with a Mass Inc. survey on small business needs recent survey showing that revenue dropped by at least half鈥
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Why was Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Thompson-Charles Charles Thompson crossing University Avenue in full academic regalia on a recent Friday morning? He was heading to the鈥
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UMass Dartmouth鈥檚 Academic Resource Center (ARC) has received a $2.35 million TRIO grant to help provide support services to students who meet certain criteria, including students enrolled in鈥
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What is like when scientists go out to sea to conduct research and discover ways to help protect our ocean ecosystems and marine life? The National Geographic鈥檚 鈥淎 Gathering Storm,鈥 which began鈥
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Dr. Ramprasad Balasubramanian (Ram Bala), Associate Provost for Decision Support and Strategic Initiatives at UMass Dartmouth, was recently chosen as the UMass designee to the 橙子影院 Clean鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, said. 鈥淲ith 18,000 highly skilled graduates entering the 橙子影院 workforce every year and a $684 million research enterprise, UMass is excited to continue its many innovation-driving鈥, UMass Dartmouth Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chancellor Mark Preble, . 鈥淥ur students, faculty, and the Commonwealth as a whole are greatly served by our continued involvement with the MassCEC.鈥 The 橙子影院 Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is dedicated to鈥, MassCEC CEO Steve Pike, . 鈥淢assCEC has enjoyed a long and collaborative relationship with UMass and Dr. Balasubramanian鈥檚 experience in marine science and technology and his connection to the South Coast will help grow that鈥, Dr. Balasubramanian, . 鈥淩esearch from UMass Dartmouth and the entire UMass System are drivers of the clean energy economy and I look forward to capitalizing on this strength.鈥 Balasubramanian鈥檚 research interests include鈥
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